MIS Asia news feedhttp://www.cio-asia.com/mis-asia-news-feed/Latest articles on MIS Asiaen-usWed, 01 Apr 2015 05:57:23 -0000The GST Era: Common business pitfallshttp://www.mis-asia.com/blogs/guest-blogs/the-gst-era-common-business-pitfalls/Based in Malaysia, Epicor Asia Pacific's Kenneth Hedh gives an industry perspective on the era of the Goods & Services Tax, effective in Malaysia from 1 April 2015.http://www.mis-asia.com/blogs/guest-blogs/the-gst-era-common-business-pitfalls/'Go Digital or Die' is the message to Asean contact centres: Dimension Data interviewhttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/applications/go-digital-or-die-is-the-message-to-asean-contact-centres-dimension-data-interview/While visiting Kuala Lumpur, senior executives from Dimension Data, Paul Scott and Pranay Anand, discuss the impact of findings from the Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report 2015.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/applications/go-digital-or-die-is-the-message-to-asean-contact-centres-dimension-data-interview/2015: Rise of the cybercriminalshttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/guest-blogs/2015-rise-of-the-cybercriminals/In the eyes of the cybercriminal, no organisation is too small to be a target.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/guest-blogs/2015-rise-of-the-cybercriminals/IoT home security systems contain vulnerabilities: HP http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/security/iot-home-security-systems-contain-vulnerabilities-hp/HP Fortify On Demand finds that 100 percent of top security systems studied display significant security deficiencies. http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/security/iot-home-security-systems-contain-vulnerabilities-hp/44 percent of known breaches came from past vulnerabilities: HPhttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/security/44-percent-of-known-breaches-came-from-past-vulnerabilities-hp/Top ten vulnerabilities exploited in 2014 took advantage of known weaknesses in systems implemented years or even decades ago. http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/security/44-percent-of-known-breaches-came-from-past-vulnerabilities-hp/British Airways notifies frequent flyers of possible breach of their accountshttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/british-airways-notifies-frequent-flyers-of-possible-breach-of-their-accounts/Over the last few days, a large number of British Airways customers have found that reward points they accumulated for flights, called Avios, have disappeared from their accounts. Others have been locked out of their accounts completely.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/british-airways-notifies-frequent-flyers-of-possible-breach-of-their-accounts/Chrome OS beta has a new Launcher--and it looks suspiciously like Google Nowhttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/chrome-os-beta-has-a-new-launcher--and-it-looks-suspiciously-like-google-now/Anyone who has used Android can attest to the usefulness of Google Now: After all, it conveniently presents useful bits of timely information--weather, traffic, news headlines, and so on--in a clear, easy-to-parse manner. Chrome OS users will soon be able to join the fun, though: According to Google's François Beaufort, Google Now functionality will make its way into the upcoming Chrome Launcher 2.0.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/chrome-os-beta-has-a-new-launcher--and-it-looks-suspiciously-like-google-now/Relive the N64 glory days and play this browser-based Super Mario 64 re-creationhttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/relive-the-n64-glory-days-and-play-this-browser-based-super-mario-64-re-creation/The Nintendo 64 remains my favorite console for a variety of reasons, even though it's been over 18 years since its North American release. If you have a similar affinity for the N64, you'll want to check this out: A developer named Roystan Ross created a fully playable re-creation of the first level to Super Mario 64.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/relive-the-n64-glory-days-and-play-this-browser-based-super-mario-64-re-creation/Spotify-powered PlayStation Music goes live on Sony's PS3 and PS4 consoleshttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/internet/spotify-powered-playstation-music-goes-live-on-sonys-ps3-and-ps4-consoles/It's here Spotify/Playstation fans! Music Unlimited is dead, Spotify has taken its place with an exclusive deal.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/internet/spotify-powered-playstation-music-goes-live-on-sonys-ps3-and-ps4-consoles/Abolish geoblocking? Not so fast, says EU digital Commissionerhttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/abolish-geoblocking-not-so-fast-says-eu-digital-commissioner/The European Commission last week announced it plans to eliminate geoblocking in order to let everyone in the European Union tune in to the same movies at the same time and allow more cross-border shopping. One of the EU's digital Commissioners, though, has spoken out against a fast reform.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/abolish-geoblocking-not-so-fast-says-eu-digital-commissioner/Vertel brings two-radio into "digital age"http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/vertel-brings-two-radio-into-digital-age/Australian telco, Vertel, has rolled out the first phase its Tier III Digital Mobile Radio network, giving "heritage" resellers a chance to create new recurring revenue streams through services.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/vertel-brings-two-radio-into-digital-age/Opengear deploys ZTP capabilities across its productshttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/opengear-deploys-ztp-capabilities-across-its-products/Critical infrastructure management company, Opengear, has made available the availability of Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) capabilities across its products in an attempt to speed up large-scale deployments of its out-of-band management technology.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/opengear-deploys-ztp-capabilities-across-its-products/The top 7 second-screen apps for supplementing your Major League Baseball experiencehttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/mobile-and-wireless/the-top-7-second-screen-apps-for-supplementing-your-major-league-baseball-experience/When Major League Baseball gets underway next week, don't limit your enjoyment to watching the game in person or on your living-room big screen. These days, apps running on a second screen--a smartphone or tablet--are becoming as integral to watching the game as cold beer and peanuts.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/mobile-and-wireless/the-top-7-second-screen-apps-for-supplementing-your-major-league-baseball-experience/9 time-saving search tips for Google on Android and iOS Spotlighthttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/mobile-and-wireless/9-time-saving-search-tips-for-google-on-android-and-ios-spotlight/It's easy to forget about the nondescript search box--you know, Google search on Android devices or "Spotlight" search in iOS--that sits on the home screens of our smartphones and tablets.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/mobile-and-wireless/9-time-saving-search-tips-for-google-on-android-and-ios-spotlight/Put your API on a JSON diethttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/applications/put-your-api-on-a-json-diet/Last week I discussed design considerations for APIs, given that APIs aren't applications and shouldn't be treated as such. At small scales, APIs that come along for the ride with bulky Web frameworks might be fine, but beyond that you're asking for trouble. If you're building an API that will serve a large number of clients, your API code should be thin and tight, as well as make liberal use of caching. Otherwise, the future headaches will be crippling.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/applications/put-your-api-on-a-json-diet/Amazon Home Services sends professional handymen and instructors to your doorhttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/internet/amazon-home-services-sends-professional-handymen-and-instructors-to-your-door/You already use Amazon to buy computers, skateboards, and diapers. Now the company wants to sell you a plumber.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/internet/amazon-home-services-sends-professional-handymen-and-instructors-to-your-door/Vine's video quality jumps to 720phttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/internet/vines-video-quality-jumps-to-720p/Vine's looping video clips are about to get sharper with 720p support.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/internet/vines-video-quality-jumps-to-720p/Free up space on your SSD or hard drivehttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/storage/free-up-space-on-your-ssd-or-hard-drive/Frank Yao asked how to free up space on his local, internal drive.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/storage/free-up-space-on-your-ssd-or-hard-drive/Trendnet TPL-420E2K power-line adapter kit review: Slower and more expensive isn't a good combohttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/trendnet-tpl-420e2k-power-line-adapter-kit-review-slower-and-more-expensive-isnt-a-good-combo/When we surveyed the power-line network landscape in January , only one product based on the fastest version of the Homeplug AV2 standard was available. Promising nominal speeds up to 1200 megabits per second, the ZyXel PLA5405KIT was faster than anything we tested, but it was also the most expensive kit in the roundup. Now Trendnet joins the fray with its Powerline 1200 AV2 Adapter Kit (Trendnet's model number TPL-420E2K). Trendnet's offering falls short of Zyxel's in terms of performance, and its current street price is $17 higher.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/industries/trendnet-tpl-420e2k-power-line-adapter-kit-review-slower-and-more-expensive-isnt-a-good-combo/Beyond Bank dumps Lotus Notes in cloud movehttp://www.mis-asia.com/resource/applications/beyond-bank-dumps-lotus-notes-in-cloud-move/Deploying Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online.http://www.mis-asia.com/resource/applications/beyond-bank-dumps-lotus-notes-in-cloud-move/